I'm astounded now to find that I'm seven decades into life, with childhood just yesterday in the land of dreams. When you recorded that lovely song my father was not yet born, and all this was yet to be. The sentiments are still as fresh as in the day of your singing, and, one assumes, will still be a century more. Something of us doesn't die then, does it, Henry? It remains forever in dreamland.

I think that Luna Park was built where Dreamland was. I went to PS 100 in Coney Island in 1925. Henry Burr is my idol. I listen over and over and think fond memories now that I am 93.

It’s 2020 & I’m listening to a 1910 recording by Henry Burr! Ain’t technology grand?

My soul is resting in peace finally...

Meet me tonight in Dreamland Under the silv'ry moon Meet me tonight in Dreamland Where love's sweet roses bloom Come with the love light gleaming In your dear eyes of blue Meet me in Dreamland, Sweet Dreamy Dreamland There let my dreams come true Again....... Meet me tonight in Dreamland Under the silv'ry moon Meet me tonight in Dreamland Where love's sweet roses bloom Come with the love light gleaming In your dear eyes of blue Meet me in Dreamland, Sweet Dreamy Dreamland There let my dreams come true Just sit back and listen, One time through. Let your memories Take you back When times were gentler. OK Let's all sing again. One last time. Meet me tonight in Dreamland Under the silv'ry moon Meet me tonight in Dreamland Where love's sweet roses bloom Come with the love light gleaming In your dear eyes of blue Meet me in Dreamland, Sweet Dreamy Dreamland There let my dreams come true

Finely, I found it! This was a song my grandmother (1909 - 2008) played on her organ and I have a recording, I always wondered what the name was and what the words were, this was one of my favorites. I thought the name of it was "why don 't you call me sweetheart".

My Dad was two years old when this was recorded. My parents and relatives and friends would sing at get togetherd. Iv heard them sing this song many times as a kid.

Hi all! My great grandmother Gladys Earlcott was a chorine in THE WIZARD OF OZ in 1905. During the time she was in the show, Reine Davies was one of the performers who played Dorothy. I love learning this stuff and I'm so please to hear this recording. Thank you for posting this song!

Henry Burr is awesome, he does this song and that intro song to Public Enemy, I'm always blowing bubbles.

Henry Burr had a great voice. I love his records. One of the best is "Always". He made so many wonderful records.

Now, that's an oldie but a goodie! I always liked this song. I was born in the wrong time.

Put yourself back into that time, a time when Coney Island's Dreamland existed. Imagine just how astonishing the sight was when you first entered the park under the nighttime skies, a sea of electric lights that could be viewed for miles. Dreamland was the pinnacle, the forefather of the theme park -- even before Disneyland. One might wonder what a 21st century Dreamland would look like. Planet Coaster, anyone? lol

My father had a barbershop quartet in the 60s and they did a beautiful rendition full of harmonies

I love Henry Burr's voice and records!

Tonight I feel as though I went back 110 years and only 1thing is for sure, love us all we have

It was also used as background music for the 1953 movie, "Houdini" with Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.

this song refers to dreamland in coney island. it was an amazing amusement park with a million light bulbs. the next year in 1911 the night before opening day it burned down and was never rebuilt. :(

I just got this sheetmusic and framed it, I had no idea it sounded so beautiful! I love the static sound.

So agree with the liner notes here...I always remember the Judy Garland movie: "In the Good Old Summertime" :---)

I found an American Victorian Era music with this as the first song, what a nice find! Now I'm ready to start on my new copy of Gone with the wind

Love the crusty sound through out it!

Whitson and Friedman collaborated on this and the publishers screwed them out of every cent! They got even a year or so later with "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" the smash hit again and rode into immortality. Two blockbusters in 3 years. Whew!!

2020 he still lives on

Believe Luna Park opened about 1904, different from Dreamland. Never knew about Dreamland's unfortunate fate (?). My grandfather was a musician in the 20s & played gigs at Luna Park. Talked about it constantly. Great song. Classic.

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109 years from now

Dreamland burned, as Jack from Manhattan says, opening day of 1911, but Luna park lasted until 1944 when it burned--Steeplechase park (named for the scary mechanical horse ride) lasted until the mid-60's when it was torn down--the face shown on Jack from Manhattan's postings is the cartoon face logo of Steeplechase Park, supposedly based on the owner, George C. Tilyou

very good

This seemed very similar to "Let Me Call you Sweetheart" and so I learned that the music was written by the same composer.

Handsome... i miss this year

I love this playlist. How lucky I am to be able to listen to its contents

lindas musicas

Judy Garland sings this song in the 1949 MGM film In The Good Old Summertime.

That was wonderful, JavonnasMarie. We are, in our emotions, keeping an eternal present.

The vinyl is louder than the recording ... lol

Henry go burr😂

“It was the same walk night after night-a long, long walk to Cora’s house on Devoe Street and then home. I never stopped to ring the door bell and have a chat with her. I was content to merely walk slowly past her home in the hope of seeing her shadow in the parlor window. I never did, not once in the three or four years during which I performed this crazy ritual.” Henry Miller used to play this song on piano thinking of his first love... "Dreaming of yoooou, That's all I dooooo..."

Awesome!

Ooo my jam

One of the songs played by the band on the Titanic.

titanic museum brought me here .. this song was on the original track list of the band that played on the titanic ..

@EdisonSquirrel One of my favorite songs from 1910.

love this song. That's really when music was music. Is this where they got the name for that secret base in Nevada?

i needed this for my OCE:/

Im making a steampunk radio so I can carry it when Im in EPCON (El Paso Comic Con) Im going to have Henry Burr music playing threw it. I cant wait.

@frsdonahue The year I use in the title, and for all my postings, refers to the date of the recording, or the year that the recording was a hit. Often both.

Thumbs up if it's already 2013! ;)

I'm using this for a school project

If you are wondering,this song was played every night in Coney Island,just as the original Dreamland Park was about to close

@Kittielips You're very welcome!

Cats , where can I find the complete lyrics for meet me tonight in Dreamland? I've also paired this song with a song that wasn' t used in the Disney film Sleeping Beauty.. ( Go To Sleep).

Then wasn't it at the end of the '11 season, it buned to the ground? :( :( I have vague memories of Astroland..NOT the same, but at least I rode the Wonder Wheel and Cyclone in my life. The NY Aquarium now occupies the dreamland site. :)

Thanks to Tiny Tim for mentioning this great song.

Imagine if this guy knew this music would be received by people in this way in the year 2024, he probably would have shat himself

Before the microphone allowed ordinary speech to be clearly understood in all corners of a theater, enunciation like this was required. The mechanical recordings of the 10 and 20's were not capable of reproducing tones of the normal voice. Once electrical recording was created, singers like Bing Crosby began singing with normal enunciation but even his early records have some of this old technique. Then Frank Sinatra came along and perfected "natural' pronouncing and changed popular singing.

That was beautiful! Where did you find that?

You can't beat Judy's

@Cybergamer57 Glad I could be of assistance!

EATEOT with voices brought me here

Tiny Tim referred me here.

Oh, Mr. Cat Pj, I will be in Dream Land TOOooo!!! With you, if your dance card is not filled up...Aaaahhh,,, the vapours....

I say my dear fellows. Has anyone seen a man called Jim The Vampire? You best steer clear of that man.

mmmh

Attention, everyone on this thread: Despite what you have read, this beauiful song DID NOT "CHART!" There was no such thing as "charting" this far back in the record industry! The technology for charting didn't even exist at the time! The man who wrote a book (under two different titles!) in which he listed "chartings" for thousands of records was probably accurate for the listings from about 1935 on (IIRC), but for records made before that, he made up the fake charts based somewhat on other sources which did not make any mention of comparison charting! I know this from decades of record research and from consulting with other experts on the subject. We were / ARE all in agreement that the so-called "chart" references for the early years shown in these books are FAKE! Again, the "charts" didn't EXIST back then!!!

You can tell where Tiny Tim got his feel and style. A tenor though. lol

Creepy good!

does anyone have a better recording?

What accent is this?

lindas as tuas musicas não derrubem as inscrições este vírus entrou nos nootebukes e desconfigurou tudo

Well, Cats . . . are you saying that Billboard magazine was "charting" record sales as far back as 1910? I'd like to hear some facts to back-up this assertion. And Janet . . . do you have the "vapours" because some "masher" was "PITCHING WOO?" That's the CAT'S MEOOW! 23 SKIDOO! Hello Central, get me DR. JAZZ! Gary in Arizona

Did Al Jolson do this song?

It almost sounds like Homer Simpson with a singing voice. I mean that respectfully

Robert Hirsch! I'd love to chat with you!

Everywhere at the end of time be like

Why does this man sound like Sacha Baron Cohen to me?

Hey Hollywood! I want to hear this in a horror movie. Call it "Dream Land" a place we all love and fear. No happy ending please. No horror movie should ever have a happy ending. Blood, extreme gore and fear. 3 things everyone should experience in a horror film. If possible it should give even the strongest of people nightmares. Fuck, I should make movies.

Jonah Hill